Friday, February 23rd, 2007

Women's Basketball Team Adavances To GSAC Championship Game

The Piedmont College women's basketball team survived a late rally from LaGrange College as the Lady Lions earned an 83-80 Great South Athletic Conference tournament semifinal victory this afternoon in LaGrange, GA. Piedmont will now play for a berth in the 2007 NCAA Division-III Tournament when the top-seeded Lady Lions take on second-seeded Maryville College tomorrow at 2:00.

LC started off the game with a 7-2 lead as Lindsey Moore scored the first four points of the game. The Lady Lions would gain the lead as they would go on a 11-2 run to grab a four-point lead, 13-9 with 16:25 to go in the first half.

The Panthers would hold the lead for most of the first half as they mounted an 8-0 on to put them up nine, 30-21 after a LC three-pointer with 9:50 remaining in the half. The Panthers would maintain the lead until 0:11 seconds in the half as Beth Adcock would hit a three-pointer to give Piedmont a 49-46 lead at intermission.

The second half would continue the same way it ended, with Piedmont having momentum, as they would open the half controlling the tempo of the game hanging on to their single-digit lead.

The Lady Lions would then go on a 13-4 run over the next six minutes to give them their biggest lead of the game, 70-57 with 10 minutes remaining.

After two made free throws by Sheena Trimiar with 0:11 seconds remaining, the Panthers had one final shot to send the game into overtime, but Kellee Scandrett's three-pointer, in what would have been exactly like the men's finish in regulation, rimmed out to end the game.

The Lady Lions, who improve to 17-7 on the year, were led by Beth Adcock with 24 points and seven assists. Nikki Sosebee added 19 points and seven rebounds. PC will take on second-seeded Maryville in tomorrow's GSAC Tournament championship with tip-off set for 2:00. For the first-time ever the tournament champion will receive an automatic berth into the 2007 NCAA Division-III Tournament.